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My husband and kids are interested in "whitewater" rafting during our visit. I've seen a few (ok, actually 6) places in my searches that are in the Gardiner area. All of them seem to get decent reviews, pricing isn't too crazy on any of them, and they all seem to offer something that's suitable for the family. I put the whitewater in quotes, because from the videos I've seen, most of these I'm looking at are fairly mild adventure...i.e. bouncier than a scenic boat ride, but not like some expert run down the Colorado River.

Chickie, I share your opinion that the whitewater north of Gardiner is rather mild. If you're looking for more of an adventure, check out the whitewater trips out of Jackson. They go on the Snake River down toward the Hoback, and are quite a bit more of an adventure. Several outfitters in Jackson get good reviews. I have used Barker-Ewing and found them to be good, though others are good, too.

Since the whitewater is not dam released, it is very dependent on the water levels. We did the Yankee Jim Canyon (which is run as a half day trip out of the Chicco Resort in Pray by Paradise Rafting, and as a full day trip out of Gardner). Earlier in the season, the Yankee Jim had been super high thrills white water, by the time we went in August the water levels had fallen quite a bit as had the thrills. But I was really impressed with Paradise Rafting and they really tried to give me as much information as possible as to what to expect. The Yankee Jim is generally more intense than the "town" stretch run through Gardiner.